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Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM) now available on STNext™ is integrated in the classic STN workflow.In this e-Seminar you will learn about the content and features of the Derwent Markush Resource database on the STNext platform. Also it will be shown how DWPIM can be used on STNext from structure searching to crossover to the Derwent World Patents Index® database and how to combine those Markush results with roles and non-structural fragmentation codes. The session will illustrate various aspects of this database, including drawing structures using Derwent superatoms and-or STN generic nodes, and applying attributes to nodes and bonds. An example including structure drawing, finding the corresponding DWPI patent family records, and exporting of DWPI results including the hit structures will be part of this e-Seminar.

This e-Seminar supports your shift to STNext, and gives you an updated overview on all available features. See how STNext makes your search life easier without missing the highly valued functionality of classic STN.The online demonstration will show all the functionality a searcher needs from handling the STN settings, to running ad hoc and pre-prepared searches as well as managing alerts (all alerts on your ID from classic STN are available on STNext) plus post-search capabilities on STNext. This e-Seminar is geared toward all STN searchers, regardless of level of expertise.

Beyond the data you search every day, and the STN tools you routinely use, there are additional data and tools that can help you be more efficient with your searching. We'll show with many search examples how to improve your searching by using Digital Object Identifiers, Electronic Publication Dates, Numeric Property Values, Patent Expiration Dates, and precision searching of term fragments within words.

A case study will demonstrate many tips and tricks for solving a search question from the chemical area using multiple sources (REGISTRY/CAplus, DCR/DWPI, and the full-text patent databases.) Unique value-add features, such as indexing in CAplus and DWPI, and numeric property searching in DWPI and the full-text patent databases, will be used to refine the search. Virtual records that include the best of all the various sources will be created during this e-seminar.

Scripts allow you to automate searches by encoding the full STN command language, assigning variables and allowing for user prompts. This e-Seminar will outline the benefits of STN scripts and its applications; for e.g., automating searches and creating powerful semi-automatic alerts and analyses. As a result of this presentation, you will be able generate your own basic scripts for automating searches in STNext.

This introductory e-Seminar will be the first out of two online classes which focus on alerts and scripts. The second part will concentrate on more complex case studies utilizing scripts to encode sophisticated alerts including structure searches.

This opening session will give you an overview of the possibilities to automate searches in STNext. We will discuss how to set up manual and automatic alerts in single and multi-database environments and exemplify how to easily receive results of alert runs through STNext.Scripts allow you to automate searches by encoding the full STN command language, assigning variables and allowing for user prompts. We will outline the benefits of STN scripts and its applications for e.g. automating searches and creating powerful semi-automatic alerts and analyses.As a result of this online class, you will be able to set up alerts and generate your own basic scripts for automating searches in STNext.

This e-Seminar will focus on structure searching on STNext. The STN structure editor will be explained in detail, including how to draw a structure using specific atoms and-or rings, variables, Derwent superatoms and STN generic nodes. An example structure search will be run in two substance databases (REGISTRY and DCR), and then the corresponding patent families will be found in the patent family databases CAplus and Derwent World Patents Index, illustrating unique hits found in each database. This e-seminar is geared to all levels of searchers.

This e-Seminar will detail the Derwent Chemistry Resource database (aka DCR) on STNext. It will explain the content of the database, including little-known records covering small peptides, oligomers, and natural products including enzymes and proteins. This e-Seminar will investigate the various Derwent classification codes associated with these substance records. The session will also include searching strategies for finding relevant substance records, besides structure searching.

A second e-Seminar will be given in March that will cover the structure searching aspect of this database. Together, these two sessions will give the searcher all the tools one needs to perform high-quality searches in DCR. This e-Seminar is geared to all searchers, regardless of searching expertise.

Discover the entry point to global patent information on STNext! Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) is the world’s most comprehensive value-added database of international patent information covering all aspects of science and technology. In this e-seminar you will learn:

Learn how the Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) can help provide a comprehensive view of companies‘ activities in a special technology area. CBNB is a rich source for information from the chemical industry. Included is worldwide market and product information related to chemicals or chemical production, like financial and business data, intellectual property issues, legislation, environmental aspects of chemical business, mergers, economic changes and industry information on research and development. A case study will show how to use this important database and to add information from INPADOC to get the complete legal and business picture.

The Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) has been established as a high precision search tool for accessing world-wide patent literature since its launch in 2013. However, expert users need to be aware of the less obvious limitations related to coverage gaps, timeliness and reclassification issues (invalid codes). This session will highlight the most important gaps, will provide some guidelines how to overcome these limitations in the various STN databases such as CAplus, DWPI and INPADOC, and how to make the most of the CPC.

STN offers a great variety of databases in the fields of Engineering and Material Sciences. This WebEx seminar will give you a broad overview on the different sources covering these topics and will furthermore introduce you to specific functionalities of these files as well as demonstrating specific search tips and strategies.

For all new STN users: This session will highlight how new and less well-known features in new STN support you to add information like legal status to your search and edit the results especially by using the Excel output. It also shows how to transfer results to STNext. The full process will be demonstrated taking a structure search as an example.

Built on the classic STN foundation, STNext delivers the comfort and confidence of classic STN in a new, browser-based interface.This e-Seminar will explain how the numeric property search feature works, and will include case studies in DWPI to illustrate this valuable searching tool, also giving you a good impression of the STNext interface.

This e-seminar will introduce searching ReaxysFile on new STN, including the basics of chemical structure searching. Property information retrieval will be discussed, we will focus on what information is included and how it can be retrieved and displayed.For getting started in ReaxysFile on new STN, this STN e-seminar will give you good guidelines. The session is targeted to users of ReaxysFile on classic STN who are interested in learning about the database on new STN and to fresh and experienced searchers of new STN.

This e-Seminar will illustrate how you can efficiently use the high-quality sequence content of classic STN to conduct a comprehensive and precise multi-database search. It will guide you through a multi-file sequence search on STN including post-processing: BLAST searching in DGENE, PCTGEN, USGENE, merging and organizing the results by family, plus a CAS REGISTRY BLAST search and retrieving the corresponding CAplus records, followed by post-processing the results. A peptide sequence will be used for the BLAST search in this session. This e-Seminar will be of interest to new and experienced STN searchers.

In this e-Seminar you will learn about the content and features of the Derwent Chemistry Resource (DCR) and the Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM) on the new STN platform. The session will include a workflow example including structure drawing, multi database chemistry patent retrieval and export of DWPI results containing hit structures.

You should attend this e-seminar if you are a chemical searcher completely new to new STN or if you would like a refresher on the substance search process in the Derwent databases on this platform.

In this e-Seminar you learn about the content and features for DWPI on the new STN platform. The session will provide expert tips and advice for searchers already familiar with DWPI and the Derwent Chemistry Resource (DCR) on STN, and also a helpful overview of the various features and benefits for those who are completely new to STN.

This e-Seminar will highlight the major sources of alloy information on STN and exemplify techniques to retrieve highly relevant results on classic STN.For example, the material composition of an alloy, based on the weight percentages of its components, is captured during the intellectual indexing process of CAS. It is an easy and yet precise way to identify alloys. Furthermore, DWPI offers a set of its Manual Codes to search for classes of alloys. The specialized metal database METADEX contains an alloy index which as well allows for the highly specific retrieval of classes of metal compositions. In addition to this intellectual indexing, STN’s automatic numeric property search facilitates searching metal compositions in English language text fields of a variety of STN non-patent and patent databases.This e-Seminar is intended for intermediate and advanced searchers.

This e-Seminar will discuss some of the more in-depth structure search strategies, including Markush Attributes, node types, and bond attributes for specific nodes or bonds. The unique Markush attributes for the Derwent superatoms will also be explained. The structure search examples will illustrate how to apply the various attributes to the structures. Additional structure drawing tips will be given, including how to create R groups and how to incorporate various points of attachment to a structure.

Polymer searching is a uniquely challenging prospect, given all of the various ways polymers can be described in patents. This e-Seminar will show how the Derwent polymer indexing systems greatly simplify that task. The Derwent enhanced polymer indexing system will be explained, as well as finding additional polymer information in DCR and DWPIM. The search examples will illustrate how to create polymer search strategies on new STN, including the correct proximity operators for optimal retrieval.

STN's sequence databases allow for both comprehensive and precise searching for published sequences, and sequence search strategies can be applied to even cutting-edge techniques and processes. In this session, basic and intermediate sequence search techniques in the DGENE (GENESEQ) database will be covered, with a focus on sequence code match (SCM) and similarity searching for target sequences used in the CRISPR technique of DNA modification and gene editing. The e-seminar will also cover some of STN's built-in tools for data extraction, analysis, and reporting, including the Patent Family Manager and the Table Tool. Additional sequence databases will also be described, and training resources that sequence searchers may find helpful will be included.

STN continuously improves the Derwent databases on the new STN platform. The ability to search Derwent superatoms in Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM) and Derwent Chemistry Resource (DCR) databases, as well as refining substance results by using Derwent role indicators in cross-database searches with Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI)are the latest major improvements. The new Excel export including all hit structures is an ideal output format for substance and text search results. This e-Seminar will illustrate the best practices for incorporating these enhancements into your searching in the Derwent databases, enriched with explanations about the indexing of the value-add features directly from the producer Thomson Reuters.

This workshop will be of interest to those who want to familiarize themselves with patent searching on the new STN platform and also to those who would like an update.You will find out about features of value-added and full text patent databases on new STN and also learn how to

Patent families in key STN databases offer great value to IP professionals when determining the global protection of an invention and locating national publications of interest. While most family members are identified based on priority data relationships, some family members are non-convention equivalents. These include publications filed without priority data by non-residents, publications filed outside the 12 month priority period of the Paris Patent Convention, and publications filed in countries not part of the Paris Patent Convention. This presentation will explore the inclusion of non-conventional equivalents in patent families in CAplus®, Derwent World Patent Index®, and INPADOC, including techniques for their identification and their value for patent information consumers.

In this Thomson Reuters and STN session we’ll show you how to retrieve and evaluate Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI℠)specific and Markush substance indexing using the Derwent Chemistry Resource (DCR) and Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM) databases. You will learn how to search and explore results:

Join us to get practical tips and tricks for all levels of STN structure searching experience. This e-Seminar will be both an update for existing experts, and a useful introduction for those who are less familiar with the capabilities and coverage of the DWPI, DCR and DWPIM databases on the new STN platform.

This e-Seminar is a mixed bag of useful tips and tricks from different areas of new STN. We will discuss how to efficiently make use of thesauri to set up queries, how to apply filters, details on create term lists for duplicate removal and multi-database searching, masking of special characters and keyboard shortcuts for the new STN interface and structure editor.

In this e-Seminar you will learn how to search and evaluate Markush (generic) chemical structures in the DWPIM database on the new STN platform. In particular, how to retrieve and display Markush structures:

Get practical tips and tricks, and some advice on how to combine DWPIM results with answers found using CAS Registry, MARPAT and CAplus databases on the new STN platform. This e-Seminar will provide an update for existing Markush search experts, and an introduction for those who are less familiar with the capabilities and coverage of the DWPIM database.

MARPAT® from CAS and Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM) from Thomson Reuters are now together on a single platform, making new STN the first and only unified Markush solution available. Combined with specific structure search from CAS REGISTRY℠ and Derwent Chemistry Resource (DCR), new STN is the best, most complete solution for chemical patent searches. This session will showcase the new content and demonstrate how to include Markush to cover both generic and specific structures for chemical intellectual property searches.

This session will be of interest to existing MMS and DWPIM searchers, who would like to gain a clearer understanding of the important content, retrieval and display differences between these two Markush databases.

With the addition of Markush search and REAXYSFILESub to the new STN platform, there are now a multitude of databases that allow for structure searching of substances. This presentation will cover tips and tricks for building structure queries, and examples of multifile structure searches.

In this Thomson Reuters and STN session we’ll show you how to search and evaluate Markush (generic) chemical structures in the DWPIM database on the new STN platform. Learn how to retrieve and display Markush structures:

Get practical tips and tricks, and some advice on how to combine DWPIM results with answers found using CAS Registry, MARPAT and CAplus databases on the new STN platform. This e-Seminar will be both an update for existing Markush search experts, and a useful introduction for those who are less familiar with the capabilities and coverage of the DWPIM database.

GENESEQ (file DGENE) is an intellectually annotated database of protein and nucleic sequences indexed from the basic patent publications of the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) (file WPINDEX/WPIDS/WPIX). In this Thomson Reuters and STN session, we will explore the various value-added features and benefits of the GENESEQ database on classic STN. Topics will include:

Database content and editorial policies

BLAST and Sequence Code Match (motif) search techniques

Post-processing results using STN Express

The e-Seminar will provide a variety of practical tips, from preparing the query through to post-processing search results into a final report. This session will be of interest to those new to GENESEQ or STN sequence searching, and those who are experienced searchers, who would like a refresher and an update on the latest GENESEQ database news.

In this Thomson Reuters and STN session learn how to efficiently search and find the patents you need on plastics, rubbers and other polymers with the help of Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) Polymer Indexing. We will show you how DWPI Polymer Indexing on new STN simplifies your search, e.g. for advanced engineering resins and common plastics that usually need to be searched using a variety of names, not to mention the different language variations. This e-Seminar will introduce you to the coverage of DWPI Polymer Indexing system and how to construct queries for it on new STN. It will be both a refresher/update for experts, and a useful introduction for those who are less familiar with the capabilities of DWPI on STN.

In this Thomson Reuters and STN session we will take a detailed look at the structure of the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) Abstract on new STN, as well as the DWPI Manual Codes. We will then explore how including Manual Codes in your search, restricting your keywords to specific abstract sub-fields, and using textual proximity operators can help you to perform a more effectively targeted search.

Specific chemical compositions in Derwent World Patents Index documents are easily accessible via the structure searchable data base segment DWPI Chemistry Resource (DCR). In this presentation we will introduce the content of DCR and demonstrate the search capabilities on the new STN platform with of a series of examples.

The new STN platform offers amazing search power for chemical structure searches. Come learn tips and tricks for building structure queries and searching for substances in the premier substance databases on new STN.

The rapid convergence of the traditionally defined disciplines of chemistry and biology and the content resources in these areas create challenges and opportunities for many types of searches. Immunoconjugates, also known as antibody drug conjugates, embody the marriage of chemistry and biology. CAS REGISTRYSM, CAplusSM, DWPI and other STN databases offer unique advantages for searching these hybrid complexes: broad coverage of sequences and chemical information, plus subject indexing. Attend and learn strategies and best practices for dealing with these challenging searches on STN.

In this Thomson Reuters and STN session we’ll show you how to learn efficiently search for chemical structures in the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) on STN using STN Express. It will be both a refresher/update for experts, and a useful introduction for those who are less familiar with the capabilities of DWPI on STN. The session will cover two specific types of DWPI chemical structure searching:

Get practical tips and tricks for both forms of searching, along with some advice on how to combine DWPI results with answers found using CAS Registry and CAplus databases on STN. We will also show you how to further focus your result set by linking the structures to their role in the invention (for example method of producing the compound or component of a composition), their pharmaceutical/agrochemical activities, or the area of technology they are being used in.

In this Thomson Reuters and STN session learn how to efficiently search and find the patents you need on plastics, rubbers and other polymers with the help of Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) Polymer Indexing. We will show you how DWPI Polymer Indexing on STN simplifies your search, e.g. for advanced engineering resins and common plastics that usually need to be searched using a variety of names, not to mention the different language variations. This e-Seminar will introduce you to the coverage of DWPI Polymer Indexing system and how to construct queries for it on STN. It will be both a refresher/update for experts, and a useful introduction for those who are less familiar with the capabilities of DWPI on STN.

Join Thomson Reuters and STN for an in-depth review of the value and techniques of searching Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) Manual Codes on STN. This joint event from Thomson Reuters and FIZ Karlsruhe, will include an overview of the indexing and assignment of Manual Codes, and various practical search examples demonstrating their use within DWPI on STN. This session will be of interest to novice, intermediate, and expert DWPI searchers, offering practical advice and search tips for levels of experience.

This overview takes you through all aspects of STN: coverage, basic commands and possible aliases, proximity operators and truncation, tips for scanning and searching multiple databases simultaneously, methods for searching cost-effectively, and approaches for managing your search results. Examples from the areas of pharmacovigilance, semiconductors and detergents are used.

See how you can use the vast content of STN to conduct comprehensive and precise searches.

This session is for searchers new to STN but with some prior search experience on other platforms.

Specific chemical substances in Derwent World Patents Index documents are readily accessible via its structure searchable database segment, the DWPI Chemistry Resource (DCR). In this presentation we will introduce the content of DCR and demonstrate the search capabilities using a series of examples, including tips on combining multi-file search results with REGISTRY and CAPLUS.

This e-Seminar will be of interest to those new to DCR on STN, and also to more experienced searchers looking to update and refresh their DCR skills.

Discover the entry point to global patent information! Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) is the world’s most comprehensive value-added database of international patent information covering all aspects of science and technology. In this e-seminar you will learn:

PCTGEN and USGENE are annotated databases of protein and nucleic sequences indexed respectively from WIPO/PCT and USPTO patent publications. Both are essential resources for comprehensive patent sequence searching, especially in combination with GENESEQ (DGENE) on STN. In this session, we will explore the various features and benefits of both USGENE and PCTGEN. Topics will include:

Database content and editorial policies

BLAST and Sequence Code Match (motif) search examples

Post-processing results using STN Express

Multifile search techniques with GENESEQ (DGENE) on STN

The e-Seminar will provide a variety of practical tips, from preparing the query through to post-processing search results into a final report. This session will be of interest to those new to USGENE or PCTGEN sequence searching, and those who are experienced searchers, who would like a refresher and an update on the latest patent sequence database tips, tricks and news.

Searching for sequences which incorporate uncommon amino acids or nucleotides can be a challenge for even the most experienced searchers. Oftentimes the only way to capture these uncommon sequences is to use the value-added features of the sequence databases on STN. This e-Seminar will explain how to search sequences with uncommon amino acid residues, sequences that have been modified, and sequences that use variables for amino acid or nucleotide residues. While this e-Seminar is geared towards the intermediate-to-advanced sequence searcher, any STN searcher with basic sequence searching skills should find this session beneficial.

RNA interference (RNAi) is a system within cells that takes part in controlling which genes are active and how active they are. Two types of small RNA molecules, Micro RNA (miRNA) and Small Interfering RNA (siRNA), are central to RNAi.

This e-Seminar will:

Review indexing and patent classification search approaches for retrieving of siRNA and miRNA related records in CAplus and Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI)

Use practical examples to provide advice for conducting effective sequence searches in GENESEQ (DGENE), REGISTRY, USGENE and PCTGEN for these topics

This session will be of interest to novice and expert STN patent sequence searchers. Prior attendance or familiarity with the Sequence Basics and Multifile patent sequence searching e-Seminars is highly recommended (Recorded Events for both are available).

This e-seminar looks into how to find Prior Art information on polymer registrations using REGISTRY and CAplus. We will look into how polymers are indexed and how this impacts on how we search them in REGISTRY. We will cover searching by polymer name, molecular formula and structure and will also look at the ‘Polylink’ feature in REGISTRY during the course of this presentation. We will also look into searching polymer registrations with roles and appropriate keyword terminology in CAplus to find relevant publications.

When searching patent information everyone worries if they have missed anything important. So wouldn’t it be great if you could take advantage of the work carried out by patent examiners and/or assignees to identify relevant documents to a patent application? Patent citation information lets you do just that. The Derwent Patent Citation Index (DPCI) on STN contains family based citation information which allows you to identify all the forward and backwards citations related to a particular Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) family. What’s more the file uses the same accession numbers as DWPI on STN making it easy to transfer data between the two databases. In this Thomson Reuters and STN session we will explain how to get the most out of this valuable companion database to DWPI.

A live patent citation search in the Derwent Patents Citation Index on STN, using DWPI for the basic search and identifying the most cited patent within DPCI, utilizing the ANALYZE command to extract information from a citation counter field.

This e-Seminar will provide a practical overview of the various customizable options on STN and within STN Express, which can help you streamline your STN search, display, and reporting tasks. Topics covered include:

Search-related SET commands

Using the STN Express Command Window

Function Keys to enter repeated commands

Three ways to access Discover! wizards

Updating a previously run search

STN Express tables and reports

This intermediate session will be of interest to new and experienced STN searchers, providing a variety of tips and advice for improving the efficiency of your STN online and post-processing workflow.

STN hosts many databases suitable for the purposes of pharmacovigilance or drug safety searching. In this e-seminar, we will look into how to make the most of the STN features and the content of some of these databases to create efficient but thorough searches. We will also look at the alert option available on STN and how to set up alerts to monitor specific drug related events.

The INPADOC databases on STN are an ideal source to perform statistical analyses in the field of patents.In this e-seminar, we will present the needed analysis tools and exemplify different statistical analyses in INPADOCDB and INPAFAMDB on STN. Topics like the filing activity of a company or competitor and patent portfolio analysis will be covered.

In this joint Thomson Reuters and STN session we will give a brief introduction to the new CPC scheme and how it may affect your searches in Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) on STN. We will explain how this new classification system is being implemented on STN, and provide search examples highlighting features and benefits for DWPI searching, including tips on how to use the new STN CPC thesaurus.

This e-seminar is an in-depth review of the value and techniques of searching numeric properties in the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) on STN. This session is an overview of the value-add abstracting process, and various practical examples for searching numeric properties in DWPI on STN. It will be of interest to novice, intermediate, and expert DWPI searchers, offering practical advice and search tips for all levels of experience.

The Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a new patent classification system jointly developed and maintained by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This bilateral classification system entered into force on January 1, 2013 and replaced the European patent classifications (ECLA and ICO) and will eventually replace the US Patent classification system.

CPC is being implemented in several STN databases, including INPADOC, DWPI and CAplus. In this e-Seminar, you will learn about:

The ProQuest Science & Technology (PQSciTech) database is a large and diverse resource representing all areas of science and technology, from Aerospace to Zoology. PQSciTech provides bibliographic details, abstracts and controlled term indexing covering a wide variety of scientific journals, patents, books, reports, and conference proceedings. The database encompasses the content of 25 former Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) databases, in a single, streamlined, multi-disciplinary database.

In addition to the content of PQSciTech, this session will cover:

Controlled vocabulary searching

File segment indexing

Numeric property searching

Setting up Alerts/SDIs

This session will be of interest to both novice and experienced searchers, who would like to learn more about this new and comprehensive resource on STN.